Author: COLEMAN, DOROTHY S., ELIZABETH A. AND EVELYN J.,
Title: The Collector's book of Dolls'clothes. Costumes in Miniature: 1700-1929. First edition.
Description: London, Hale, 1976. Stout small 4°., original coloured and illustrated cloth (plastified). 794pp. Coloured ills. on 8 plates, numerous black/white illustrations in text, many illustrations after line-drawings, numerous tailor's cutters patterns, appendix, index to patterns, glossary, bibliography, table of contents. A massive study on subject-matter with an appendix: clothing your doll Authentically. Good copy. (binding plastified, small ex-lib. stamp on recte of f.e.p. and a larger one with library number at tail of acknowledgements, both inner-joints weakening but skilfully reinforced label at tail of spine, some wear and shaving to extremities and outer joints of binding).

Keywords: dolls clothies clothing costume history fashion culture heritage textbook patterns cutting